Biography of Curly Howard of the Three Stooges (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) Curly Howard is the most well-known of The Three Stooges, as well as the most popular. He played a dimwitted clown character who was energetic, boyish, with a great zest for life.

Biography of Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955) Samuel Horowitz, better known as Shemp Howard, was born on March 11, 1895, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Shemp came by his nickname via his mother’s Lithuanian accent, turning Sam into Shemp. Shemp was...

Biography of Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) Moe Howard’s early years Harry Moses Horwitz, better known as Moe Howard, was born on June 19, 1897, in Bensonhurst, New York, a small Jewish community on the outskirts of Brooklyn, the fourth of five children. Although his...

History of the Three Stooges The Three Stooges are a trio of the greatest slapstick movie clowns of the 20th century. Curiously, they are a trio composed of six people — the initial Three Stooges trio in the movies were Moe, Larry and Curly, later Moe, Larry and Shemp, followed by Moe, Larry and Joe, and finally Moe, Larry...